What is the Least Common Multiple of 69384 and 69388?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 69384 and 69388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 69384 and 69388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(69384,69388) = 4
LCM(69384,69388) = ( 69384 × 69388) / 4
LCM(69384,69388) = 4814416992 / 4
LCM(69384,69388) = 1203604248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 69384 and 69388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 69384 and 69388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 69384 and 69388.

Prime Factorization of 69384

Prime Factorization of 69388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 69384 and 69388.

LCM(69384,69388) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7² × 59¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 83¹
LCM(69384,69388) = 1203604248